Despite cutting his spending compared to previous seasons José Mourinho has added impressively to his squad, with plenty of cover after injuries disrupted last season.
IN:
Juliano Belletti (Barcelona, Undisclosed),
F Malouda (Lyons, £13.5m), S Sidwell (Reading, free), C Pizarro (Bayern Munich, free), Alex (PSV Eindhoven, free), T Ben Haim (Bolton Wanderers, free), S Searle (Basingstoke Town, free)
OUT:
Glen Johnson (Portsmouth, Undisclosed)
Lassana Diarra (Arsenal Undisclosed),
Glen Johnson (Portsmouth, Undisclosed), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid, Undisclosed),
Harry Worley (Chelsea - Carlisle, Loan)
Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea, Oldham, Loan)
Adrian Pettigrew (Brentford, Loan)
Alex (PSV Eindhoven, Free)
James Russell (Stevenage, Free)
Nuno Morais (Apoel Nicosia, free), Y Makabu-Ma-Kalambay (Hibernian, nominal), J S Verón (out of contract), J Elmer (FC Aarau, undisc), Gérémi (Newcastle United, free), K Boulahrouz (Seville, season-long loan)